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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Aberfoyle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aberfoyle and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Aberfoyle:
- 33.305120, -96.025473
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Aberfoyle
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Hunt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt County
- Since Aberfoyle is near Fannin County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Aberfoyle
Communities Also Named Aberfoyle ...
We found three communities that are also named Aberfoyle.
Within Texas, the name Aberfoyle is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Aberfoyle in Canada.
In addition to the above occurrences of Aberfoyle, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Aberfoyle lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Aberfoyle that is located in Hunt County.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- Distance: 8,502 miles [13,682.6 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Aberfoyle
- Scotland
- Distance: 4,399 miles [7,079.5 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Aberfoyle
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aberfoyle ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Celeste
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Commerce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flat Prairie is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hogeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hogeye is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye
- Jot-Em-Down
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kellogg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Scatter Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scatter Branch is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scatter Branch
- Silver City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
How Far From Aberfoyle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aberfoyle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Aberfoyle and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Hunt County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Aberfoyle to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,124 miles [1,808.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,540 miles [8,915.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aberfoyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Aberfoyle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aberfoyle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3051, Longitude: -96.0255 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.491 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.025 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.252 degrees. |
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